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How I spent a day in Shenzhen without speaking Mandarin, thanks to these translation devices

Publication Title
South China Morning Post
Publication/Creation Date
January 5 2018
Creators/Contributors
Alkira Reinfrank (creator)
Media Type
News Broadcast
Persuasive Intent
Information
Description
South China Morning Post reporter Alkira Reinfrank tests two instant translators - the ili Translator and the Transay - in Shenzhen. Can she get by without speaking a word of Mandarin in the Chinese city?
HCI Platform
Carryables
Discursive Type
Responses To Inventions
Location on Body
Hand
Augments
Communicating, Interacting, Speaking, Talking, Travelling, Navigating, Shopping, Understanding, Listening
Technology Keywords
Translators, Wearable Translators, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Microphones, Speakers
Keywords
Language, Translation, Travel, Communication, Navigation, Social Interaction, International Communication, Intercultural Communication, Demonstration
Marketing Keywords
Logbar Ili, Transay
Source
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxSIQvAjyN8
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Date archived
April 22 2019
Last edited
June 15 2020
How to cite this entry
Alkira Reinfrank. (January 5 2018). "How I spent a day in Shenzhen without speaking Mandarin, thanks to these translation devices". South China Morning Post. South China Morning Post. Fabric of Digital Life. https://fabricofdigitallife.com/Detail/objects/3762